How the media has changed in the last decade, from #MeToo to thousands of layoffs

The media industry has had several major shakeups since 2010 that saw publishers and staffers navigating new platforms.
While some outlets suffered amid gambles like pivoting to video content, others flourished by employing podcasting or getting a slice of streaming-centric audiences.
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The media industry went through massive, unprecedented changes in the last decade that left publishers and staffers alike stuck navigating a new world different platforms.

Outlets struggled with the urge to stay on-trend, following trends like pivoting to video.

By 2019, podcasts and streaming won audiences over across genres.

See how the media has changed in the last 10 years.

In 2010, Americans were spending more time online, and social networks like Facebook and Twitter became mainstays for staying up to date.Facebook

Facebook’s News Feed and Twitter’s timeline were iconic features of the platforms that directly catered to keeping readers’ attention with content throughout the day on both desktop and mobile devices.

In 2010, a survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that 61% of Americans get some of their news online, and CNN reported at the time that 75% of those surveyed said they got news from email or sites like Facebook and Twitter while 37% of people said they shared news on social media, indicating the rise of news as a point of social media participation.

By 2014, Facebook was home to trending terms, hashtags, and pages belonging to news outlets that eventually permeated users’ news feeds.DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images

The News Feed’s turn to embracing the news halfway through the decade created a taste among users to expect local, national, and international headlines to come to them on their home screen.

By 2014, the Pew Center found that around 50% of people intake, share, and discuss news on Facebook. As people’s willingness to engage with news on social media rose, so did the pitfalls of consuming it, with the rise in prevalance of conspiracy theories and fake news.

Halfway through the decade, online outlets gambled with a huge turn to video.Associated Press

By 2015, Facebook’s increasing preference for video content prompted a flashpoint in the industry where outlets were producing more content geared toward reaching audiences through the social platforms, including longform and live video.